Aerospace engineering is a project that benefits the country and the people, and if it is necessary to enumerate the impact of the science and technology obtained by mankind from space development on the entire human society, I am afraid that it is necessary to publish a special professional academic journal.

On the other hand, in the 38 years since humans went into space in 1957, space engineering has always been a toy that only the "empires" on Earth are qualified to participate in.

Among the human space engineering, the most "great" laurel is, of course, the farthest man-made Voyager 1. This was followed by the exciting Cassini Saturn probe, and the Galileo Jupiter probe was one of the most successful probes ever launched. As for the probes on Mars, there are enough to open an interstellar train station.

However, after the end of the Cold War, mankind will eventually have to turn its attention back to its own side. The development of the Earth's low-orbit resources will become the focus of mankind in the next 30 years.

Among the artificial satellites built by human beings, the GPS system has deservedly changed the operation mode of human society. But if there is a project that represents the future of mankind, it is the space station.

From Salyut 1 to Skylab, from the Mir space station to the International Space Station, the space station is undoubtedly humanity's most valuable asset in space. The future of space station technology will undoubtedly be the starting point of the technology tree of human space colonies, and it is the most likely scientific and technological route for mankind to go into space before there is a breakthrough in basic science and technology.

Rather than colonizing other planets in the solar system, satellite colonization is probably more feasible.

Of course, this is all an afterthought, and it is a very distant afterthought. However, for China in the nineties, the space station seemed far enough away.

Hu Wenhai proposed to build a space station, which is not surprising to be honest. From a series of operations after the collapse of the USSR, the space agency was actually psychologically prepared for this. In particular, the continued operation of Baikonur in Kazakhstan, the establishment of the Minsk Space Agency, and the subsequent struggle of the CPSU for space technical talents, it would be too insulting to say that there is no shadow of Hu Wenhai behind them.

However, in the midst of the collapse of the Soviet Union, China had many similar plans to carry on the legacy of the old empire. But after the inheritance, you don't necessarily need to use it immediately, right?

"Mr. Hu, I don't know what to say about the core module launched before 2009?"

The money bureau is a little incomprehensible and a little embarrassed. In the country's manned space program, China's space station will not have enough technology accumulation until at least 2020 to complete the launch of the core module of the space station.

It is not impossible to advance this timetable, or it is indeed very likely to be advanced, because this in itself is a plan to anticipate the enemy's leniency. But to say that the plan for 2020 is more than ten years ahead of schedule, and the core module of the space station will be launched in 2009, is the project pressure a bit too much?

So Hu Wenhai proposed this point in time, there must be a reason, right?

"Yes, of course there is. Hu Wenhai nodded and said: "I think 2009 will be a node, according to the current pace of China's economic development, and considering many international factors, I judge that the 2009 U.S. election will be a key turning point in China's strategic opportunity period." Before that, China's space station can become a tool for us to unite international forces, and after that, the space station can not only enhance our internal centripetal force, but also become an international arena for games. ”

"On the other hand, the technology that the space station has nurtured will be even more important for China in the international market after 2009. Of course, the most important thing is that by 2009, ST Group is ready to not only fully master the Soviet Union's liquid oxygen kerosene refueling engine technology, but also launch our own liquid oxygen kerosene high-pressure refueling cycle engine on this basis. ”

"ST Group has invested a huge amount of capital in this technology, and there must be enough business to pay for itself, right?"

Hu Wenhai's reasoning seems to be very reasonable, who dares to say that he is more authoritative than him in judging the international situation today? In fact, according to the current pace of China's development, the United States will continue to lose blood in Iraq, Afghanistan in the future, and the Internet, and the United States' good life may be much less than in the original history.

Whether there will be any more times is really uncertain. Maybe by 2009, the United States will have to be "great again."

If China's space station rises at this point in time, it will indeed have a lot of important impacts.

And if Xinke decides to invest resources to inherit and develop the Soviet Union's liquid oxygen kerosene engine, I am afraid it will not be a decade of work. With such a huge investment, if you can't realize economic income immediately, the financial pressure will definitely be great.

But...... Are all these things important? Saying that they are important and not important is not to the point where they have to be necessary.

At this point in time in 2009, there is actually only one reason in Hu Wenhai's heart. Single

Because on that day in October 2009, I didn't want that old man to leave this world with the last regret......

Before that, we must let the old man know that we are already moving towards the sea of stars!

We will inherit your will and take the civilization of the Chinese nation to spread out and take root in the vast universe.

We should use such an answer sheet to pay tribute to this pioneer of China's aerospace project!

To this great scientist, the highest respect!

He deserves such respect.

Although this reason cannot be said, with Hu Wenhai's credit endorsement, the money bureau still nodded with difficulty.

"I will bring back Mr. Hu's meaning, the launch of the core module before 2009 is a little early...... However, it is not entirely impossible. The key is also the inheritance of Soviet technology, the first generation of manned modules, the second generation of space laboratories, and the third generation of multi-module space stations, which are already the results of sufficient data reserves. If we can get this part of the information, we can start from a high enough point to save a lot of time and resources, and there is still hope that this node will be achieved in 2009. ”

"In addition, many technologies in aerospace and aviation can be used in general, and if you consider that some projects are jointly promoted by two airlines, I believe it will be very helpful. As for the technology and business of launching satellites by aircraft, I am afraid that we still need to study this. Although the space station cabin cannot be used, the second- and third-generation low-orbit Beidou satellite networks may not be able to use this method. This can be used as a long-term goal, so let's try to move in this direction, right?"

To be honest, Hu Wenhai is actually a little unsure about the technical route of aircraft satellites. The technology of aircraft satellites looks beautiful, high-altitude launch satellites can avoid the complex environment of the low-altitude atmosphere, but also reduce the energy loss during the take-off stage, and the aircraft platform can be reused, which reduces the cost of satellite launch.

In the future, the volume of satellites will be greatly reduced due to integrated circuit technology, and there can even be such a thing as a hundred stars with one stone. Small satellites do not need such a high payload, and can be launched at high altitudes to further reduce costs.

However, the embarrassing part is that such a good technical route has not been more cases later. It is not known whether human technology has not developed to this level, or whether this is a dead end of a technological route.

In the end, the eyes of Qian Bureau and Hu Wenhai have fallen on Chang Chang here, whether it is Westflight or Commercial Flight, it is obvious that the development and production of large aircraft are inseparable from his nod.

"To launch a satellite, McDonnell Douglas technical route is not possible. We need to have a super-large transport aircraft of the An-225 class to be able to take on such a task. And in addition to Antonov, Madasic is also the top priority of the plan. If we can introduce the talents of Madasic to China, then our project can be regarded as a down-to-earth development. ”

In the final analysis, what plane puts on a satellite is a long-term vision and a pie. Chang Chang, the general manager of COMAC, still values pragmatism, and the meaning of his words is nothing more than "I don't care what the situation will be in the future, I will first get the resources that I can hold." Antonov, Madasich, this is the bargaining chip offered by COMAC. With these two, what big plane can't be built by commercial aircraft? When the time comes, if you want a B52, we will build a H-52, and if you like an 225, then simply build a Y-225!

If we have dreams in aerospace, we must still be pragmatic in aviation! There is no problem with Changchang's attitude.

The An-225 is still very useful! Even if it is not used to launch satellites, Antonov makes a lot of money just by leasing airplanes, and the most important customer of the An-225 is China. The air transportation of various large-scale industrial equipment, rocket parts and even train carriages and locomotives, China's future industrial development is really inseparable from this super-large transport aircraft.

Getting the technology of the An-225 will not be a loss-making business at least.

As for Madasic, that's even less to say. Just the three alphanumeric numbers "D18" speak for themselves. With it, China's big planes will be able to fly into the sky on their own sooner or later! If you tie a brick to the D18, you can go to the sky!

Hu Wenhai didn't think about it, and after thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Antonov, Madasich, this is the pearl of Ukraine's palm! I think we can take two steps, and it may be impossible to move these two enterprises back, but it should be no problem for us to send people over to study and at the same time bring in talents from Ukraine." ”

"At the end of the day, it's about developing our own team. ”

To be honest, it's hard to say anything else, Chang Chang's condition really made Hu Wenhai breathe a sigh of relief. We are familiar with Ukraine, and when the eldest brother takes the position and introduces some Ukrainian aviation industry talents, isn't it a matter of money?

At that time, what airspace group and Tianjiao base, I'm afraid that the jokes on the Internet will come true......